Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of Challenge. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Challenge.

Challenge

32 scored schools near Challenge

Each school level has its own list. Scores use California’s state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26 elementary and middle; 2024–25 high school.

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Kind of school

All public 35By address 23Charter 9Magnet or choice 3Private 5

9 charter schools. A charter takes students from any address and runs its own lottery; you apply to each one. We have read no coming dates on their sites.

Elementary

Which elementary schools are near Challenge?

17 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of Challenge. The closest is Yuba Feather Elementary, less than 0.1 miles away.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standardEnglish and math tests combined

  1. Distance 8.3mi

    Yuba Environmental Science Charter AcademyCharter

    Yuba County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.

    No dates read from its site yet

    55% below the standard

    Scope Score 72Developing · 28th percentile

  2. Distance 16.2mi

    Nevada City School of the ArtsCharter

    Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.

    No dates read from its site yet

    59% below the standard

    Scope Score 75Solid · 51st percentile

  3. Distance 18.7mi

    STREAM CharterCharter

    Oroville City Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.

    No dates read from its site yet

    53% below the standard

    Scope Score 79Solid · 70th percentile

  4. Distance 18.9mi

    Forest CharterCharter

    Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.

    No dates read from its site yet

    74% below the standard

    Scope Score 72Developing · 29th percentile

  5. Distance 19.2mi

    Yuba River CharterCharter

    Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.

    No dates read from its site yet

    60% below the standard

    Scope Score 73Developing · 36th percentile

  6. Distance 19.5mi

    Twin Ridges Home Study CharterCharter

    Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.

    No dates read from its site yet

    77% below the standard

    Scope Score 70Needs Support · 21st percentile

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Challenge, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.

Middle

Which middle schools are near Challenge?

15 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of Challenge. The closest is Yuba Environmental Science Charter Academy, 8.3 miles away.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standardEnglish and math tests combined

  1. Distance 8.3mi

    Yuba Environmental Science Charter AcademyCharter

    Yuba County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.

    No dates read from its site yet

    79% below the standard

    Scope Score 68Needs Support · 10th percentile

  2. Distance 16.2mi

    Nevada City School of the ArtsCharter

    Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.

    No dates read from its site yet

    40% below the standard

    Scope Score 81Strong · 76th percentile

  3. Distance 18.7mi

    STREAM CharterCharter

    Oroville City Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.

    No dates read from its site yet

    64% below the standard

    Scope Score 72Developing · 33rd percentile

  4. Distance 18.9mi

    Forest CharterCharter

    Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.

    No dates read from its site yet

    72% below the standard

    Scope Score 72Developing · 30th percentile

  5. Distance 19.2mi

    Yuba River CharterCharter

    Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.

    No dates read from its site yet

    42% below the standard

    Scope Score 79Solid · 71st percentile

  6. Distance 19.5mi

    Twin Ridges Home Study CharterCharter

    Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.

    No dates read from its site yet

    71% below the standard

    Scope Score 72Developing · 31st percentile

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These schools are listed separately. Some are compared only with California schools of the same kind. Some have no score because students are placed there.

  • Distance 19.3mi

    HearthstoneCharter

    Butte County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.

    No dates read from its site yet

    78% below the standard

    Solid · 67th percentileRanked only against California alternative middle schools.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Challenge, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.

High school

Which high schools are near Challenge?

7 scored high schools are within 20 miles of Challenge. The closest is Las Plumas High, 17.1 miles away.

ExceededMetBelow the standardEnglish and math tests combined

These results are from spring 2025, when the state called its top two levels Exceeded and Met. The state now calls the same levels Advanced and Proficient.

  1. Distance 18.5mi

    Sierra Academy of Expeditionary LearningCharter

    Nevada Joint Union High · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.

    No dates read from its site yet

    73% below the standard

    Scope Score 70Needs Support · 22nd percentile

  2. Distance 18.9mi

    Forest CharterCharter

    Nevada County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.

    No dates read from its site yet

    64% below the standard

    Scope Score 70Needs Support · 24th percentile

Continuation and other schools · 3

These schools are listed separately. Some are compared only with California schools of the same kind. Some have no score because students are placed there.

  • Distance 17.8mi

    Come Back Butte CharterCharter

    Butte County Office of Education · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.

    No dates read from its site yet

    98% below the standard

    Needs Support · 2nd percentileRanked only against California alternative high schools.

  • Distance 19.3mi

    HearthstoneCharter

    Butte County Office of Education · Grades K–12 · Check how it admits students.

    No dates read from its site yet

    90% below the standard

    No score

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Challenge, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2024–25. High school Scope Scores use spring 2025 tests. They include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests.

Private schools

Which private schools are near Challenge?

Private schools don’t take California’s state tests, so there is no state testing data for them. We list them and never score them.

5 private schools are within 20 miles of Challenge, nearest first. Source: the federal private-school survey and private schools’ filings with the state. Tuition is the lowest and highest yearly price on the school’s own site, where we have read it.

Districts nearby

Which districts run the schools near Challenge?

Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.

Statewide

Which schools rank highest in California?

Top elementary schools

5,726 elementary schools have a score. See which rank highest.

Top middle schools

2,529 middle schools have a score. See which rank highest.

Top high schools

1,498 high schools have a score. See which rank highest.